The six-foot boa constrictor python was sunbathing before it was collected by a snake rescue charity
A dog walker had the shock of his life when a branch he thought looked like a snake turned out to be exactly that - a six-foot boa imperator snake. The reptile - usually found in the jungles of Brazil - was sunning itsself on the gravel path in Colwick Park at around 4pm on Thursday, July 18 when it was spotted by local man Sean Dirrane.
"It didn't move. It was completely still. In the photograph, with it's head up - that's how it was when I came across it and that's how it stayed. As I approached I didn't want to get too near. I thought it might have been a prank - that some kids might have put a prop there. I was looking for sticks so I could throw one to see if it would move.
"It was a pretty odd call to be making," he said. "I gave her the what3words location and luckily the snake didn't move while I waited around for 20 minutes for the officers to arrive. It's a heavily vegetated area so if it had gone into the bushes I don't think they would've found it.
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